Li Yuanying successfully persuaded Li Zhi, dragged Li Zhi to find Li Chunfeng, and quickly got the relevant records.
Li Chunfeng heard that Li Yuanying was going to talk about disasters and abnormalities, so he persuaded him a few words, telling him not to spread these ideas casually.
Anyone who wants to overthrow the theory of "interaction between heaven and man" such as the theory of catastrophe is tantamount to offending Confucian scholars all over the world. You must know that the monarch believes that he is ordered by heaven, and if the ministers want to persuade the monarch, they can only use the theory of destiny.
It is actually a kind of "Confucianism" to associate various "disasters" with the politics and religion implemented by the king and the court.
Confucianism and Confucianism are different in one word, but their meanings are quite different.
Learning is knowledge, and technique is strategy and means.
Therefore, if anyone wants to kill the theory of catastrophe, it is tantamount to taking away a big tool from the hands of Confucian scholars, and will definitely become a thorn in the side of many people, and even be attacked by groups!
Li Chunfeng has a Taishi Ling on top of him, and he doesn’t need to be his own leader in everything. He has studied a lot of miscellaneous things. Observing astronomical phenomena is his specialty. Doctrinal works are untenable.
Whether it is the yin and yang miscellaneous studies that he has studied since he was a child, or the various sayings in Confucianism, they are all contrary to the laws of various celestial phenomena he observed.
Li Chunfeng is a smart man, he is only in his early thirties, he is not too old for their industry, and his qualifications are even shallower, if he speaks out something rashly, he will only be attacked as a lunatic. On the contrary, he can mix what he has mastered with what he has learned, and use the inherent cognition that others believe in to obtain a promotion.
It never occurred to Li Chunfeng that Li Yuanying wanted to destroy the inherent theory in such a simple and rude way.
Li Chunfeng thought for a moment, and then recommended a book to Li Yuanying: "Have you read "Lunheng" before, Your Highness?"
Li Yuanying shook his head.
Li Chunfeng said: "I have a collection here. If your highness is interested, you can take it back and have a look. There may be something you need in it."
When Li Yuanying heard that he wanted to read the book by himself, he frowned and asked, "Is it interesting?"
Li Chunfeng stroked his beard and said: "Interesting, all theories of a hundred schools of thought are contained in it, and there are some special insights of its own."
Li Yuanying happily carried the comet record and "Lunheng" given by Li Chunfeng and went back with Li Zhi.
Li Zhi said: "Since Tai Shicheng said not to write this article, why don't we stop writing it?"
Li Yuanying didn't think much about it at first, but now he heard what Li Chunfeng said, and he also felt that it was not good to encourage Li Zhi to do this. Li Zhi has always been a good boy, Kong Yingda and the others are full of praise for Li Zhi, it is really not good to suddenly ask him to write such deviant things.
Li Yuanying said: "Okay, you don't need to write."
Li Zhi looked at the records and "Lunheng" that Li Yuanying was holding, and said, "Then shall we return these manuscripts?"
Li Yuanying said: "It's not that I don't want to learn if I don't write. I still want to read it. You can read it or not." After thinking for a while, he gave Li Zhi the task of taking the little girls to study today, and prepared to go back and read "On the Book" by himself. Balance", and by the way, study the comet records.
Li Zhi objected: "I can't teach your sister Shu."
Li Zhi felt that Li Yuanying was a shocking kid when he learned things. He learned all kinds of knowledge very quickly. He was still a blank sheet of paper two years ago, but now he has read more books than him. Recently, Li Yuanying brought Wei Shu over to study with them, and Li Zhi suffered another blow. This little girl is not much older than Sizi, and her calligraphy and comprehension are far better than many people. She is not at all like a seven or eight-year-old look!
Li Yuanying didn't take care of Li Zhi's mood at all, and was quite proud: "Of course, you don't even read the book, sister Shu. That's good, you can ask sister Shu if you want to come and watch "Lunheng" with me, so We can divide our troops into two groups, and learn from each other!"
Li Zhi nodded and went to join Cheng Yang and the others. After a while, Wei Shu came over, but Li Zhi and Cheng Yang also came together. The place of study was changed to Li Yuanying's courtyard. One group read "Examination Reference Bibliography" and the other group read "Lun Heng" .
Gao Yang was not interested in reading, so he went to play polo with his friends.
Li Yuanying gave Wei Shu the "Lunheng" divided into many volumes, and the two quickly immersed themselves in this brand new book.
In the next few days, Li Yuanying discussed the questionable content with Wei Shu while reading "Lunheng", and quickly swept through more than 80 volumes of "Lunheng".
This book cannot be said to be Confucian, nor can it be said to be Taoist. It can only be admitted that it is indeed the "magical book" that Li Chunfeng said.
The views expressed in the book are even contrary to what Li Chunfeng, the Taishi Cheng, did in his daily life: the person who wrote "Lunheng" was an Eastern Han man named Wang Chong, and he was an atheist.
Wang Chong also refuted the theory of the interaction between heaven and man believed by Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty. His point of view is this: If there really is a way of heaven, it must be possible to directly appoint a wise monarch. Why doesn't the Dao of Heaven choose people like Yao and Shun to be in power, but choose those incompetent and mediocre monarchs, and then repeatedly send down the mandate of heaven to condemn the world? God knows, isn't he tired? !
Therefore, Wang Chong vetoed all the "auspicious theory" and "disaster theory" that were often talked about in the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties. Wang Chong said that the treasures of heaven and earth grow on their own, and have nothing to do with the king and the court, you just saw them by chance; the disaster visions occur and disappear by themselves, and have nothing to do with the king and the court, you just met them by chance.
For example, the solar eclipse, Wang Chong wrote down this paragraph: "In the change of the sky, the eclipse of the sun and the moon, the solar eclipse in April and December, and the lunar eclipse in May and June, there is a constant eclipse, not in politics, there are ever-changing disasters, They are all the same, not necessarily caused by Renjun’s politics and religion.” That is to say, solar eclipses and lunar eclipses can be calculated, and Herenjun’s politics and religion have nothing to do with it. If you don’t believe me, you can calculate it according to the rules I said and see if it’s the case!
After Li Yuanying read this passage in "Lunheng", he lifted his spirits, and asked someone to go to Li Chunfeng's side to ask Li Chunfeng for records of solar and lunar eclipses, to see if he could match Wang Chong's algorithm.
It is a pity that the solar eclipse observed during the Zhenguan period alone does not conform to the theory of "one solar eclipse in April and December".
But it doesn't matter whether they are right or not. Li Yuanying only picks out the letters that he thinks make sense. Li Yuanying just read the other sayings, such as Fulu depends on fate, success depends on timing, and doesn't take it seriously.
Since Li Zhi was not going to pull this good baby into the water, Li Yuanying split the work with Wei Shu instead. Wei Shu was in charge of sorting out the records about comets, solar eclipses, and lunar eclipses in the past three hundred years from the records given by Li Chunfeng, and Li Yuanying was in charge. Sort out the major disasters and major events in the past three hundred years.
After several days of busy work, they finally sorted out two long scrolls that could correspond to each other.
Arranging these two aspects according to the year, it is clear at a glance whether the so-called "condemnation" is related to the monarch's virtue: although there are disasters in the year when the "condemnation" occurs, it does not happen every year. There are also many years of disasters, and even some years of national subjugation without any "condemnation".
It's a pity that these two comparison scrolls came out a little late.
In the past few days when they were busy, His Majesty Li Er had issued an edict stating that he would not go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen next year.
After Li Yuanying heard the news, although he regretted that he could not go to Mount Tai to play next year and looked for an opportunity to take a look at his future fief in advance, he still took two long scrolls to find His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er heard that Li Yuanying came to see him, thinking that there was nothing wrong at the moment, he let them in.
Li Yuanying excitedly ran to His Majesty Li Er: "Brother Huang, Sister Shu and I have compiled two manuscripts, and I will show them to you!"
His Majesty Li Er nodded, glanced at the thick scroll in his hand, and ordered someone to clear the desk in front of him temporarily.
Li Yuanying hurriedly spread out two long scrolls on the case of His Majesty Li Er.
Two volumes in one, the records above and the records below are tabulated by year.
Floods, droughts and frosts, military disasters and disasters of national subjugation do not overlap with "visions" such as solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and comets.
His Majesty Li Er did not expect Li Yuanying to come up with such a thing.
It is naturally impossible for His Majesty Li Er not to understand such a clear comparison.
Li Yuanying sat in front of His Majesty Li Er and said: "These celestial phenomena have nothing to do with the 'scourge' at all. In years with these celestial phenomena, there are also great harvests and great victories, and in years without these celestial phenomena, there are also catastrophes, defeats, and even national subjugation." " He took His Majesty Li Er's hand and said firmly, "So, whether there is a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse or a star, it has nothing to do with how well you, the emperor, are doing! Brother, you are a good emperor. Well the best one!"
His Majesty Li Er looked at the little boy sitting on him, then looked at the two long scrolls on the case, and said, "You guys have a heart."
Li Yuanying saw that His Majesty Li Er's eyebrows were relaxed, and he was in a good mood, so he told His Majesty Li Er about the theory of "Confucianism" and "Confucianism" that Li Chunfeng told him.
Li Yuanying frowned and asked His Majesty Li Er: "Is it so complicated to get along with the emperor and Old Wei?"
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him, stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on the long scroll that recorded the abnormal celestial phenomena, and said slowly, "Whether you believe these claims or not is the second thing."
Li Yuanying sat up straight, waiting for His Majesty Li Er to continue.
His Majesty Li Er said: "These statements are for the people of the world. If the people of the world believe them, they are true; if the people of the world don't believe them, they are nonsense. If you want the people of the world to recognize that the king is the Son of Heaven who is ordered by heaven, you must accept the correspondence." The theory of 'induction between heaven and man'."
After listening to His Majesty Li Er, Li Yuanying felt a little bit clear, but also a little bit at a loss. He pondered quietly for a while before saying what he had learned: "Brother, do you think that not all kings can restrain themselves, so they didn't veto these statements even after being chased and scolded by Old Wei and the others, and they still acted according to the rules of the world. Do what people believe in.”
This is tantamount to putting yourself in the shackles, so as to set an example for future generations, and try not to let the faint kings who shut their eyes and listen and bring disaster to the country and the people appear among the future generations.
His Majesty Li Er nodded.
Li Yuanying knows how to choose the angle of finding things: "Brother Huang, if you don't believe me, don't tell me earlier, it will make us work for nothing!"
His Majesty Li Er thinks that his younger brother is smart because he is smart, that's right, sometimes he is very likable, and sometimes he is very annoying.
When he was young, he followed the Supreme Emperor to raise troops, and his hands were stained with the blood of countless people. He even won the throne by stepping on his brother's corpse. If he really had a destiny, how could he go to the point of fratricide because of the battle for the throne? If he really believed in the teachings of Buddhism and Taoism, wouldn't he go to hell to suffer and suffer after death
Therefore, he does not believe in Buddhism or faith in his heart, and he does not believe that he really has any destiny.
He just wants to live this life well, manage this chaotic world well, and leave a stable Tang Dynasty to future generations.
If Li Yuanying hadn't brought his sister to work so hard to make these two scrolls to coax him, His Majesty Li Er would not have said this to Li Yuanying.
His Majesty Li Er looked at Li Yuanying solemnly: "In the future, you should think less about these things and read more useful books. You are not the only smart person in the world. What you can think of, others can think of; what you can see, others can too." See."
Seeing His Majesty Li Er's expression was serious, Li Yuanying couldn't help but said: "Brother, you have worked so hard." He also assured His Majesty Li Er seriously, "Brother, don't worry, when I go to the fief in the future, I will definitely repair the road early so Brother Huang, you often go to Mount Tai to play!"
His Majesty Li Er heard that Li Yuanying's mouth was swearing, but he couldn't express any seriousness. He leaned back leisurely, pointed at the long scroll that Li Yuanying had sorted out, and said lightly: "Look at your handwriting, it's far worse than your little sister. Instead of talking big every day, it's better to practice your handwriting first." .”
Li Yuanying: "..."
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1 "Lunheng" and the related introduction of the relationship between heaven and man, refer to various encyclopedia materials 2 "Heaven can condemn people, so it can also order sages. Choose talents like Yao and Shun, accept the king's order, entrust the king's affairs, don't give it to the know , Today is not the case. A mediocre king loses his morals and abolishes his virtues. If he is condemned, he will never be afraid of labor." The moon also has an eclipse, and the eclipse has a constant value. It is not in politics, and there are thousands of disasters. They are all the same, and they may not be caused by people, monarchs, politics and religion." These two sentences are the original words of "Lunheng" denying the theory of disasters and abnormalities. As for the explanation! It's all Tiantianchun's nonsense! Not necessarily right! After all, who would have thought that a science student who only had one or two history classes a week in high school and everyone used to sleep! One day I want to understand what the power of the king is granted by the gods and what the relationship between heaven and man is! ! ! [with confidence]